GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |